SEATTLE — Breanna Stewart had 23 factors and 12 rebounds, Jewell Loyd scored 12 of her 16 factors within the ultimate 5 minutes and the fourth-seeded Seattle Storm beat the fifth-seeded Washington Mystics 86-83 on Thursday evening.
Loyd did not make her first discipline aim till the 4:52 mark of the fourth quarter, however she got here up enormous within the closing minutes.
Loyd missed an extended 3-pointer with 51 seconds left, however Tina Charles grabbed the offensive rebound, resulting in Loyd’s runner within the lane that gave Seattle an 82-81 lead. Washington turned it over and Loyd was fouled with 24.2 seconds left earlier than making two free throws.
Elena Delle Donne was lengthy on a 3-point try for Washington, and Stewart sealed it with two free throws with 14.6 left.
“The truth that Jewell simply caught with it, that simply reveals that she’s a vet,” Stewart stated. “We’re not rookies anymore, we have been right here for awhile. We all know what to do, and we simply stick to the sport play.”
Gabby Williams added 12 factors for Seattle, which is able to host Sport 2 on Sunday. Sue Chook scored 10 factors and have become the fourth participant in WNBA historical past with 100 profession 3-pointers within the playoffs.
Delle Donne made 11 of 17 photographs and scored 26 factors for Washington in her first playoff sport because the 2019 WNBA Finals. Natasha Cloud and Ariel Atkins every added 16 factors.
